Varnished yardstick from Watt & Shand. Thirty six inches divided into 1/8 inches. Printed with: Watt & Shand - Lancaster's Big Department Store - Lancaster, PA - Wholesale and Retail.
Reverse divided into quarter yards. Printed with: Everthing For The Family. Everything for the Home.
Wooden printing block with etching on copper showing entryway to Watt & Shand department store. Etching on copper is less than 1/8 inch thick and held to block with 4 small nails.
Wooden printing block with 3 images of storefront of Watt & Shand department store. 1878 at top, 1898 below, and larger undated image of entire building at center bottom, probably the most current appearance at the time of creation of printing block. Labeled Watt & Shand below lowest image Irregularly shaped metal etching held to block with 8 nails. Deep etching. Block is pieced.
Wooden printing block of northwest corner of Watt & Shand department store in Lancaster city, shows American flags flying from the roof. Approximately 1/8 inch thick copper plate held to block by 6 nails. Brown paper stuck to back.
Wooden printing block showing Watt & Shand department store facade with Soldiers & Sailors monument in Center Square Lancaster city. Golden Jubilee 1928 inset on viewer's lower left shows doorway and sidewalk. Entire image is surrounded by 2 parallel lines as a border with flourishes around inset. Pink or salmon paper stuck to back.
